Book Review: Spy x Family Vol. 10 by Tatsuya Endo

Spy x Family Volume 10 by Tatsuya Endo

The series continues with some random yet related stories. The first tale gives some background on Loid, the "father" of the Forger family and the spy for his country. His life as a child reveals that he had some simplistic and unrealistic ideas. He plays "war" with his friends with the sides being Westalis and Ostalis. He learned more about the complicated nature of war as a real war breaks out. The story comes back to the present with a tale about an Ostalis opera star who wants to visit Westalis on a good-will tour. A lot of controversy springs up about him in his home country, or is that just the warmongers trying to scuttle any detente? Oddly, none of the Forgers are in this story. Loid's handler is the main character. In the final tale, Yor has a run-in with a woman at a department store. The woman invites Yor to join her wives' club that plays volleyball and hangs out. Yor's athletic abilities are so combat related that she isn't that good at volleyball but they have a fun time anyway. Yor finds out that the woman is Melinda Desmond, wife of the man that Loid has been trying to get close to. Loid wonders if the situation is some sort of trap but decides to let things play out as a backup to original plan. Their "daughter" Anya is trying to befriend the Desmond's son at an elite school. Anya is making slow progress on that front, though she has a short comedic time with the school's headmaster.

This volume is a bit more serious than the previous ones, especially the first two stories. The tone shifts back to the comic spy tale by the end, which seems like it will stay that way. I don't mind a little seriousness, but the change was very noticeable and far outside the typically whimsical nature of the series. 

Recommended.